Jonathan Pain

Current work

He is the author and publisher of a widely read investment newsletter, The Weekly Pain Report. Well known for his independent and often contrarian views, Jonathan is a regular guest on CNBC and Sky Business TV and speaks at conferences and seminars all around the world.

Jonathan is also an ‘associate’ of China Matters. Since 2003, Jonathan has repeatedly said that the most significant and defining economic phenomenon of our lifetime is the rise of the Asian middle classes.

Previous experience

Education: Jonathan holds a joint honours degree in Economics and Politics from Keele University and a Masters degree in Finance from Exeter University.

Presentations: In numerous speeches and articles in 2006 Jonathan highlighted the unsustainable levels of debt and the housing bubble in America, and respected commentators such as Alan Kohler have acknowledged his warnings of that impending crisis. More recently in one of his most controversial and contrarian calls he predicted Donald Trump would win the US election.

Country: Having been born in South Africa and lived in Lesotho, Swaziland, England and Bahrain, Jonathan now calls Australia home.